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Xenon has an octet configuration in the ...

Xenon has an octet configuration in the valence
shell but it shows variable valency with the highly
electronegative elements like oxygen and fluorine.
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(i) Xenon belongs to the 5th period
(ii) atomic size of xenon in comparison to the
other noble gases
(iii) comparison of influence of electronegativity of
fluorine and oxygen
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